As the summer bank holiday approached and I realised we had no plans, I scanned mentally through a list of places I wanted to see or see more of that weren’t too far away. We’d been camping in Norfolk a few years back with friends, but it had rained a lot (and I mean a lot). But what I saw at the time from under my umbrella was lots of places that would be nice in the sun. And so with…
This was our home for two nights in early August – a yurt in a field in East Sussex, about 20 minutes north of Eastbourne on England’s south coast. Gurt the yurt It was a beautiful setting. We had the whole field to ourselves – no other yurts or buildings – with a beautiful view of the surrounding East Sussex countryside to enjoy while sipping our wine on the wooden veranda outside. Sipping wine as the sun set The little…
While visiting Sarah’s family in Bristol, in the South West of England, we spent a long morning in the picturesque village of Castle Combe. The village has been used as the setting in a number of films and TV programmes, including Dr Dolittle, Poirot and more recently Warhorse. For reasons that will be obvious, Castle Combe is regularly listed as one of the prettiest villages in England and is a well worth a visit. A walk in the woods around the…